Trunk attachment



(No Model.)

R. L. COHEN. TRUNK ATTACHMENT.

Patenteaaune 23, 189e.

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TRUNK ATTACHMENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 562,759, dated June 23,1896.

Appleman sea April 10,1896.

To a/ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROSALIE L. COHEN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Columbus, in the county of Franklin and State of Ohio, haveinvented a certain new and useful Improvement in Trunk Attachments, ofwhich the following is a specication.

My invention relates to attachments for traveling-trunks, and hasparticular relation to garment-holding attachments therefor.

The objects of my invention are to provide any of the ordinary forms oftrunks with improved means for retaining the garments contained thereinin desirable relative positions and thereby prevent the mussing and jost-lin g oi the contents of the trunk from the shocks to which a trunkis ordinarily subject-ed in traveling; to so construct and arrange myimproved holding attachments as to admit of their being detached fromthe trunk when not in use, and produce the same in a simple andinexpensive manner. These objects I accomplish in the manner illustratedin the accompanying drawings, in whichy Figure l is a view inperspective of a portion of a trunk-body, showing my attachmentstherein. Fig. 2 is a detail view showing a transverse section of one ofthe attaching` devices and its connection with the trunk. Fig. 3 is acentral vertical longitudinal section of a trunk-body having myimprovement there in; and Fig. 4 is a plan view of a trunk-body, showingthe manner of using said improvement.

Similar letters referto similar parts throughout the several views.

a represents a trunk-body, which may be of any of the ordinary forms,and which has secured to its inner side and end walls at desirablepoints'vertical guide-strips b, preferably of thin sheet metal. Asindicated in the drawings, these guide-strips are substantially C shapein cross-section, or in the form of an oval tube, the outer face ofwhich has formed therein a vertical slotted opening ZJ.

c represents a bar or strip of wood or other suitable material, one ofwhich is adapted, as indicated in the drawings, to fit and slide withineach ofthe guide-strips b. The outer face of each of these strips orbars c has secured cen- Serial No. 587,045. (No model.)

trally thereto throughout its length the central portion of afacing-strip cf of suitable fabric. To the outer face of this strip c'are secured transversely, at such intervals as may be desirable, theinner ends of holding tapes or strips e, the latter being of varyinglengths, as indicated. The outer end of each of the holding strips ortapes e carries, as indicated in the drawings, a safety-pin or otherwell-known form of attaching devicef. These pins may, however, beattached to other points on said tapes.

In utilizing my attaching device the bars c, constructed as abovedescribed, are inserted vertically into the guide-strips b, and as thegarments or other similar articles are packed in the trunk the ends ofthe tapes e. are, by means of the safety-pins f, attached to saidgarments at such points as may be convenient and desirable. It will bereadily understood that the tapes being of different lengths andarranged at different heights, the dilerent layers of garments or otherarticles contained in the trunk may in the manner above described besecured against sliding toward the ends or sides of the trunk with theresult that the articles contained in said trunk will remainsubstantially in the posi tions in which they were packed, regardless ofthe usual rough handling to which trunks are ordinarily subjected in thecourse of a journey.

It will be observed that when the trunk is not employed in traveling,the bars and the holding-strips which are connected therewith may bereadily withdrawn from connection with the trunk. It will also beobserved that the nature of my improved garment-holding device is suchas to take up comparatively slight room within the trunk and to admit oftheir being produced in a neat and simple manner at a reasonable cost ofmanufacture.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is*

l. In an attachment for trunks the combination with a trunk-body, ofvertically-ar# ranged detachable strips therein and attaching-tapes c ofvarying lengths and arranged one above the other, said attaching-tapesIOO having their inner ends connected with said one above the other,said bars adapted t0 fit strip, substantially as and for the purpose andslide Within said guide-strips substanspeeified. tially as and for thepurpose specified.

2. In an attachment for trunks the oombi- ROSALIE L. COI-IEN. 5 nationwith a trunk-body and Vertical guides In presence ofb arranged thereinas described, of bars c and J. WESTLEY FISHER,

attaching-tapes e connected with said bars v C. C. SHEPHERD.

